Elizabeth Minkel
@elizabethminkel.bsky.social
Writing about digital communities, books, and fandom. Co-host/editor of Fansplaining & co-curator of The Rec Center ✨
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heh you say this but I think the results will be MUCH more generic/more in line with pro romance. I learned about this when a friend sent me this screenshot and then we both investigated and learned it was about a specific app. If you were taking the collective Draco from AO3....he'd be gay lol.
November 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
heh you say this but I think the results will be MUCH more generic/more in line with pro romance. I learned about this when a friend sent me this screenshot and then we both investigated and learned it was about a specific app. If you were taking the collective Draco from AO3....he'd be gay lol.
Wonder if the other people on the subway saw what I was looking at that led me to make this face: 😧
November 20, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Wonder if the other people on the subway saw what I was looking at that led me to make this face: 😧
I will always remember how our packed bar was totally rapt as we watched this speech. What a night. (And the bartender gave me free pizza. I ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ NY!!!!)
November 5, 2025 at 5:43 AM
I will always remember how our packed bar was totally rapt as we watched this speech. What a night. (And the bartender gave me free pizza. I ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ NY!!!!)
Also shoutout to whoever was literally in my canvassing group who left this on my door while I was out. Don’t worry—he’s got my vote lol.
November 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Also shoutout to whoever was literally in my canvassing group who left this on my door while I was out. Don’t worry—he’s got my vote lol.
Incredible morning canvassing for Zohran—meeting so many of my neighbors who voted/are voting for him!—and then I got to vote for him myself. 💞 New York, we can do this.
November 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Incredible morning canvassing for Zohran—meeting so many of my neighbors who voted/are voting for him!—and then I got to vote for him myself. 💞 New York, we can do this.
I do think NYC politics are v specific (not least because of the scale compared to most places in the U.S.) but why on earth wouldn't every Democrat look at these charts and say, "OK, how do *we* get this demographic breakdown?" (Hint: the answer is not "good tiktoks") gothamist.com/news/nyc-may...
November 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I do think NYC politics are v specific (not least because of the scale compared to most places in the U.S.) but why on earth wouldn't every Democrat look at these charts and say, "OK, how do *we* get this demographic breakdown?" (Hint: the answer is not "good tiktoks") gothamist.com/news/nyc-may...
One second every day, October 🎃
November 1, 2025 at 6:27 PM
One second every day, October 🎃
I just got canvassed myself haha—and when I said I just came from a shift, I was given one of these 😎
October 25, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I just got canvassed myself haha—and when I said I just came from a shift, I was given one of these 😎
Also if you go this weekend you get to select a 🎃 when you sign up:
October 25, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Also if you go this weekend you get to select a 🎃 when you sign up:
🎃 Sleepy Hollow 🎃
October 14, 2025 at 12:45 AM
🎃 Sleepy Hollow 🎃
I've long argued for Marisa Tomei Day, but I would also offer up
October 13, 2025 at 3:25 PM
I've long argued for Marisa Tomei Day, but I would also offer up
I cannot adequately describe the response in the room at this moment.
October 11, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I cannot adequately describe the response in the room at this moment.
Seated for IWTV @ NYCC!!! 🩸
October 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Seated for IWTV @ NYCC!!! 🩸
lol luv my City Council member 💕
(tl;dr a substantial number of city employees believe it's a-ok to park in front of fire hydrants, in bike lanes, and as the lone vehicle on the side of my street where no one is allowed to park outside street-sweeping—for *days*: hellgatenyc.com/downtown-bro...)
(tl;dr a substantial number of city employees believe it's a-ok to park in front of fire hydrants, in bike lanes, and as the lone vehicle on the side of my street where no one is allowed to park outside street-sweeping—for *days*: hellgatenyc.com/downtown-bro...)
October 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
lol luv my City Council member 💕
(tl;dr a substantial number of city employees believe it's a-ok to park in front of fire hydrants, in bike lanes, and as the lone vehicle on the side of my street where no one is allowed to park outside street-sweeping—for *days*: hellgatenyc.com/downtown-bro...)
(tl;dr a substantial number of city employees believe it's a-ok to park in front of fire hydrants, in bike lanes, and as the lone vehicle on the side of my street where no one is allowed to park outside street-sweeping—for *days*: hellgatenyc.com/downtown-bro...)
One second every day, September 🌳
October 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
One second every day, September 🌳
It's been FOREVER since I've been to New York Comic-Con, so I was very pleased when I was asked to be on a panel this year! If you'll be there, please put this one on your calendar. 🥰
September 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
It's been FOREVER since I've been to New York Comic-Con, so I was very pleased when I was asked to be on a panel this year! If you'll be there, please put this one on your calendar. 🥰
i'd make a "the two genders" joke but she'd like that wouldn't she
![Image of janky knockoff Harry potter and Hermione presented as two choices.
Text reads: Match with your ideal tale
Your character steps into the light. Who are you?
[Harry image] I am a wizard
[Hermione image] I am a sorceress
You can change this later. Аdventure will adapt to your choice.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:uu26ecm7z5m55b26mape6cnp/bafkreibhjpcm44sejvn5mo5g5jbl3hg6dunrtxfp34kkb2ffh7i2o6ueta@jpeg)
September 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
i'd make a "the two genders" joke but she'd like that wouldn't she
oh my bad, it's apparently real Hermione lol. Just your average shitty AI (almost definitely unlicensed) "interactive story platform." Very confusing mix of terms that are surely trademarked by Warner Bros. alongside then some weird knockoffs (e.g., "Defense Against Darkness" class).
September 22, 2025 at 9:52 PM
oh my bad, it's apparently real Hermione lol. Just your average shitty AI (almost definitely unlicensed) "interactive story platform." Very confusing mix of terms that are surely trademarked by Warner Bros. alongside then some weird knockoffs (e.g., "Defense Against Darkness" class).
Please. I can't take anymore Dramione knockoffs. Why are you doing this to me.
September 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Please. I can't take anymore Dramione knockoffs. Why are you doing this to me.
